Henry snyder



(No Model.)

H. SNYDER. FAN ATTACHMENT FOR BABY'GARRIAQES.

Patented Dec. 31; 1895.

INVENTQB ezaiy L gazer ATTOHNEYJ I A M5 WITNESSES:

ANDREW RGRINAM. PNOTO-UI'HQWASHINGI'DN. I16

UNITED STATES PATENT Fries.

HENRY SNYDER, OF NEXV YORK, N. Y.

FAN ATTACHMENT FOR BABY-CARRIAGES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 552,151, dated December 31, 1895.

Application filed September 7, 1895. Serial No. 561,780. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY SNYDER, a citi zen of the United States, and a resident of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Baby-Carriages, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to baby-carriages, and the object thereof is to provide an improved fanning attachment for such vehicles which is simple in construction and automatic in operation; and with this and other objects in view the invention consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawings form a part, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a babycarriage provided with my improvement, and Figs. 2, 3, and 4 represent details of the construction, Fig. 3 being a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

In the practice of my invention I secure to one of the hubs A, on the inner side of the wheel, a ratchet or sprocket wheel B, and midway of the axle O, on which the hub A is mounted, I secure a tubular bar D, which extends upwardly in front of the carriage and is also secured to the body thereof. The tubular bar D is extended a predetermined distance above the top of the carriage, and secured to one side thereof is one end of a spiral spring E, to the other end of which is secured an arm F, which extends backwardly and transversely across and above the upper end of the tubular bar D and through a yoke G secured thereto. The inner end of the arm F is tubular in form or provided with a socket, as shown at H, said socket being adapted to receive a fan K, the handle of which is inserted thereinto, said fan being held in position by a set-screw, which passes through the upper part of the arm F.

Mounted on or between shoulders or projections L, secured to or formed on the upper part of the axle O,is a lever M, the outer end of which is provided with a friction-roller N,

preferably composed of rubber or similar material, and the inner end of the lever M extends into the lower end of the tubular bar D and is pivotally connected therein with a rod 0, which extends upwardly through said tubular bar D, and is pivotally connected with the arm F, as shown at P.

The operation will be readily understood from the foregoing description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings. The fan K is normally held in the position shown in Fig. 1, in which position it projects backwardly in front of or in proximity to the occupant of the carriage.

Thenormal operation of the spring E is to throw up the arm F and depress the outer end of the lever M, and when the carriage is pushed forward or the wheels revolved in any direction the sprockets orprojections on the wheel B, which will also be revolved, will successively throw up the outerend of said lever M, in which movement they operate on the roller N, and it will thus be seen that the fan will be given a rapid upward and downward movement, which movement will be continued as long as the carriage is in motion, and it will thus be seen that I provide a simple and automatic fan for baby-carriages, which is well adapted to accomplish the object for which it is intended, and which is also comparatively inexpensive.

My invention is not limited to the exact form, construction, and arrangement of parts shown and described, and I therefore reserve the right to make all such alterations therein and modifications thereof as fairly come within the scope of the invention.

Having fully described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination with a baby carriage, of a fanning attachment comprising a tubular bar connected with the forward axle of the carriage and extending upwardly above the body thereof, a fan connected with the upper end of said tubular bar by means of a spring operated arm, said spring operated arm being provided with devices connected with one of the wheels of the carriage by which the fan is operated, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination with a baby carriage,

of a fanning attachment comprising a tubular bar connected with the forward axle of the carriage and extending upwardly above the body thereof, a fan connected with the upper end of said tubular bar by means of a spring operated arm, said spring operated arm bein g provided with devices connected with one of the wheels of the carriage, consisting of a rod which passes through said tubular bar and the lower end of which is pivotally connected with a lever which is mounted 011 the forward axle of the carriage, and is operated by means of a sprocket or ratchet wheel connected With the hub of the carriage, substantially as shown and described.

3. The combination with a baby carriage, of a fanning attachment comprising a tubular bar connected with the forward axle of the carriage and extending upwardly above the body thereof, a fan connected with the upper end of said tubular bar by means of a spring operated arm, said spring operated arm bein g provided with devices connected with one of the wheels of the carriage, consisting of a rod which passes through said tubular bar and the lower end of which is pivotally connected with a lever which is mounted on the forward axle of the carriage, and is operated by means of a sprocket or ratchet wheel connected with the hub of the carriage, and the outer end of said lever being provided with a friction roller which is adapted to contact with said sprocket or ratchet wheel, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 6th day of September, 1805.

HENRY SNYDER.

Vitnesses G. GERsT, D. GEBHARDT. 

